Julius Harris
Biography
Julius Harris was an American actor whose four decades of work took in more than 70 films and many television series. Born in Philadelphia to a musician father and a mother who had danced at the Cotton Club, he served as an Army medic in World War II and worked as a nurse and a bouncer before a dare led him to audition for his first role, the father in Nothing But a Man (1964). He was best known for 1970s films, among them the steel-armed Tee Hee in Live and Let Die (1973), Scatter in Super Fly (1972), Captain Bollin in Shaft's Big Score! (1972) and Inspector Daniels in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). Other credits included Black Caesar (1973), King Kong (1976), Islands in the Stream (1977) and the TV movie Victory at Entebbe (1976). He acted on Broadway in No Place to Be Somebody and performed with the Negro Ensemble Company.
81years old at death
- Born Philadelphia
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Julius W. Harris
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 30 years1964 to 1994
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A change of course
Before he became an actor, Harris earned a living as a bouncer in jazz clubs located in New York City, and he also worked as a nurse.
A change of course
Harris was a medic in the U.S. Army during World War II, a role he held before he started acting.
Beyond film
Harris belonged to the Negro Ensemble Company, based in New York City, and took a role on Broadway in No Place to Be Somebody, a play that won the Pulitzer Prize.
Julius Harris movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Larry Cohen directed three of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Larry Cohen
Also two films together4 more actors
- James DixonBlack Caesar (1973) and Hell Up In Harlem (1973)
- D'Urville MartinBlack Caesar (1973) and Hell Up In Harlem (1973)
- Mel StewartLet's Do It Again (1975) and Nothing But a Man (1964)
- Rosalind MilesFriday Foster (1975) and Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Julius Harris's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$323 million
10 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 10 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$126M39.1% of the total
- 2$91M28.0% of the total
- 3$30M9.3% of the total
- 4$23M7.0% of the total
- 5$19M5.8% of the total
- 6$12M3.6% of the total
- 7$10M3.1% of the total
- 8$7.4M2.3% of the total
$5.9 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
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